Etymology

curiosum

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Today it means: A possibly unimportant point of interest; a curiosity. Full definition →

Latin cūriōsum
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromcūriōsum
  2. English todaycuriosum

Learned borrowing from Latin cūriōsum.

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